Orangeville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Orangeville, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,962. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2470087. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.907°N, 80.113°W.
Population
In 1891, Orangeville, Town—Ville had a population of 2,962: 1,454 male and 1,508 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,962 |
| 1901 | 2,511 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Orangeville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,962 total population, 1,508 females, 1,454 males, 949 married persons, 593 families, 479 married females, 470 married males, 152 widowed persons, 108 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,861 single persons under 18, 940 single males under 18, 921 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,961 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 588 houses, 588 occupied houses, 371 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 332 houses of 2 stories, 311 houses built of brick, 263 houses built of wood, 241 houses of 1 story, 83 houses of 5 rooms, 52 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of over 15 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 3 stories, 8 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 14,452 pounds of homemade butter, 9,064 bushels of potatoes, 7,090 bushels of oats, 5,025 bushels of turnips, 3,194 chickens, 2,955 acres of land in farms, 2,875 bushels of peas, 2,389 acres of improved land in farms, 1,779 bushels of spring wheat, 1,429 cattle killed or sold, 1,423 bushels of barley, 1,203 acres of farmland under crops, 1,004 acres of farmland in pasture, 731 sheep slaughtered or sold, 566 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 525 bushels of winter wheat, 386 swine slaughtered or sold, 365 occupants of farms, 335 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 308 horses aged over 3 years, 307 tons of hay, 276 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 253 acres of oats, 238 farm occupants who own their land, 237 milk cows, 217 acres of hay crops, 197 swine, 196 other cattle, 182 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 164 acres of wheat, 125 farm occupants who rent their land, 88 sheep, 71 acres of barley, 64 acres of potatoes, 49 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 44 geese, 40 ducks, 20 turkeys, 17 acres of turnips, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 bushels of beans, 3 other fowl, 2 bushels of corn, 2 employees on farms, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2470087
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangeville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangeville
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Orangeville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orangeville-town-ville-on126008-1891/.